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PUBLIC LAW 98-324—JUNE 19, 1984 Planning Act of 1974, as amended by the National Forest Management Act of 1976, and other applicable law; and (5) unless expressly authorized by Congress, the Department of Agriculture shall not conduct any further statewide roadless area review and evaluation of National Forest System lands in the State of North Carolina for the purpose of determining their suitability for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System. (c) As used in this section, and as provided in section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974, as amended by the National Forest Management Act of 1976, the term "revision" shall not include an "amendment" to a plan. (d) The provisions of this section shall also apply to National Forest System roadless lands in the State of North Carolina which are less than five thousand acres in size. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS

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SEC. 6. (a) In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act, the following lands shall be reviewed by the Secretary of Agriculture as to their suitability for preservation as wilderness during preparation of the initial land management plans pursuant to section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974, as amended— (1) certain lands in the Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina, which comprise approximately seven thousand one hundred and thirty-eight acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled "Harper Creek Wilderness Study Area", dated July 1983, and which shall be known as the Harper Creek Wilderness Study Area; (2) certain lands in the Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina, which comprise approximately five thousand seven hundred and eight acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled "Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area", dated July 1983, and which shall be known as the Lost Cove Wilderness Study Area; (3) certain lands in the Nantahala National Forest, North Carolina, which comprise approximately three thousand two hundred acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled "Overflow Wilderness Study Area", dated July 1983, and which shall be known as the Overflow Wilderness Study Area; (4) certain lands in the Nantahala National Forest, North Carolina, which comprise approximately eight thousand four hundred and ninety acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled "Snowbird Wilderness Study Area", dated July 1983, and which shall be known as the Snowbird Wilderness Study Area; and (5) certain lands in the Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina, which comprise approximately one thousand two hundred and eighty acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled "Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area Extension", dated July 1983, and which are hereby incorporated in the Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area as designated by Public Law 93-622. (b) The Secretary shall submit a report and findings to the President regarding the review required under this section, and the President shall submit his recommendations regarding the areas